Nicholas Carey
BSc (1st Class) - Marine Environmental Science - Southampton Solent University; University of Oslo, Norway
MSc (with Commendation) - Ecological Management and Conservation Biology - Queen's University Belfast
Research Interests
My PhD looks at the potential impacts of ocean acidification on molluscs and other invertebrate groups, especially with reference to physiology and oxygen metabolism. In particular I study metabolism in chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora), using them as model species to examine wider physiological phenomena such as the scaling of metabolic rates with body mass, and the implications of this for larger ecological questions. As part of my PhD I will be examining the separate and interacting effects of different seawater temperatures and pH on metabolic rates and metabolic scaling relationships, and applying this knowledge to better understand how climate change may impact on marine community dynamics.
Awards
Scholarships
2012 Musgrave Scholarship, Queen's University Belfast
2012 Helen Ramsey Turtle Scholarship, Queen's University Belfast
2011 William & Betty MacQuitty Travel Scholarship, Queen's University Belfast
2010 PhD Funding Award (Dept. of Education & Learning, N. Ireland) - Tuition fees and full living allowance.
Research Grants
2012 ASSEMBLE Consortium of European Marine Laboratories - Research Grant - £4150 (€5000)
2012 Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, British Columbia - Research Grant - £3000 (CAN$4700)
2012 Conchologists of America - Academic Research Grant - £930 (US$1500)
2012 American Malacological Society - Melbourne R. Carriker Student Research Grant - £315 (US$500)
2011 Unitas Malacologica Student Research Award - £850 (US$1000)
Professional Experience
Visiting Researcher, Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Sciences, Kristineberg, University of Gothenburg (Sept 2012)
Research on the impacts of OA and warming on metabolic scaling in echinoderms (guest of Dr. Sam Dupont)
Visiting Researcher, University of Washington, Friday Harbor Labs (Jul-Aug 2012)
Research on the impacts of OA and warming on metabolic scaling in chitons the UW Ocean Acidification laboratory (guest of Dr. Emily Carrington)
Visiting Researcher, University of British Columbia, Vancouver & Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (Aug-Oct 2011)
Research in collaboration with Dr. Jeffrey G. Richards, UBC
Publications
Nicholas Carey, Alexander Galkin, Patrik Henriksson, Jeffrey G. Richards, and Julia D. Sigwart. 2013. Variation in oxygen consumption among ‘living fossils’ (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 93, 197-207. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315412000653
Nicholas Carey, Julia D. Sigwart, and Jeffrey G. Richards. 2013. Economies of scaling: More evidence that allometry of metabolism is linked to activity, metabolic rate and habitat. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 439, 7-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2012.10.013
Contact Information
Tel: +44 (0)28 42728230 (Ext. 243)
Mobile: +44 (0) 7989474875
Email: ncarey02@qub.ac.uk
Room: Queen's University Marine Laboratory, Portaferry - 208
